Enough Rope: The Hangman’s Rope in the Press The hangman’s rope was a subject of absorbing interest to the 19th century reading public, judging by the loving details about material, quality, and pedigree of rope as reported in the papers.
Weekend Compendium: 23 January 2016 with a fashion editor out of his depth, spook lights in New Zealand get up close and personal with a traveler, flappers and their corsets, and the ghosts of two murder victims.
Silk Hats and Quicksilver: A Prussian Execution A highly efficient Prussian execution by axe is witnessed by an American doctor, who is most impressed.
The Cone of Death: More Novel Execution Methods Looking at more novel methods of execution involving large blocks of granite, buckets of icy water, and the Swedish Cone of Death.
Happy Friday the 13th! A vintage image of a “Jinx” for Friday the 13th and a link to a post on The Thirteen Club. Did you know that Friday was “Hangman’s Day?”
Enough Rope: The Hangman’s Rope in the Press The material, quality, and pedigree of the hangman’s rope was a subject of absorbing interest to the 19th century reading public, judging by the loving detail with which these items were reported in the papers.
A WALKING GALLOWS
The Horrible Deeds of Lieutenant Hepenstall.
HANGED MEN FROM HIS NECK.
This Handsome but Brutal Giant of the Wicklow Militia Was the Most Cold Blooded and Eccentric Executioner That has Ever Existed.
